"Fooling Mother Nature through Epigenetics"
This article gives an overview of epigenetics and further explanation of methylation of DNA and histones. By focusing in on how epigenetics functions on the genome, medicine can be directly used to mimic mother nature and silence the genes of your mother or father. In this case, epigenetics was used to be therapeutic targets for psychiatric disorders. What are your thoughts on using drugs to mimic mother nature? Should certain genes that cause disorders be silenced? What are the implications or further developments that could come from such actions?
